Rachel Ryleさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Rachel RyleInstagram)「Take a stroll in Central Park with me & let’s talk about Seneca Village, a piece of #BlackHistory in #NewYork that deserves more recognition. Trust me, this is worth reading. If not through my words, please google it. Personally, it breaks my heart to have recently learned about this land in #CentralPark & to stand here knowing what could have been. Once a vibrant community of mostly African-Americans that took shape in the 1820s, decades before the city created Central Park. This land held the lives, homes & hopes of nearly 300 people. People who owned their land, had farms, ran businesses, founded a school, & worshiped in three churches that they built - all right here in Central Park. This #tribute I’ve created isn’t historically depicting how #SenecaVillage precisely looked - rather it’s my rendition of what I wish it could’ve been. In the 1850s, as downtown Manhattan was booming with success, the city decided that they needed a park. A park that was set out to be “the biggest & the greatest”. So the planning began for this park to be centrally constructed on the generous lot of land between 59th & 110th. Sadly a decision that changed history, causing a portion of this land to be taken from those who once thrived here in Seneca Village. Imagine, right here in Central Park, a beautiful community could’ve flourished. They could’ve continued to grow their families, land, wealth, purpose, history & American dreams. Instead, they were forced to leave everything behind that they had established for over 30 years, while being displaced & unable to rebuild their once thriving community. A community of nearly 300 African Americans, as well as Irishman & Germans, were forced off their land. Few were paid for their property, at a portion of the value, while some were left with nothing. It breaks my heart to know that this park that I love holds a history of so much injustice. I’ll never walk here again without reflecting of this piece of history and sharing it with whoever I can. Change starts with us all having a deeper understanding of the fight worth fighting! #BlackLivesMatter #BLM #AfricanAmerican #history #newyorkcity #nyc #illustration #drawing #art」8月1日 1時23分